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==== Benben stone ==== | ==== Benben stone ==== | ||
[[File:Benben-stone Pyramidion of the Pyramid of Amenemhet III at Dahshur wiki 350.jpg|frame|right|Benben stone | [[File:Benben-stone Pyramidion of the Pyramid of Amenemhet III at Dahshur wiki 350.jpg|frame|right|Benben stone for Amenemhet III at Dahshur]] | ||
* in the Egyptian creation myth (see below) a pyramid-shaped land rises from otherwise empty waters, a "primeval mound" called "Benben" | * in the Egyptian creation myth (see below) a pyramid-shaped land rises from otherwise empty waters, a "primeval mound" called "Benben" | ||
** thus the Benben represents creation and the origin of the sun | ** thus the Benben represents creation and the origin of the sun | ||